A woman dries a baby in a towel after giving the infant a bath inside a tent at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah, in southern Gaza, on Jan. 18. AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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A satellite view of the U.S. military outpost known as Tower 22, in Rukban, Rwaished District, Jordan, in October last year. Planet Labs via Reuters hide caption
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Israeli army troops drive through a dirt road along the border with Gaza in southern Israel on January 25. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Friendly fire and accidents have killed a lot of Israeli soldiers in Gaza. Here's why
Thursday
Dr. Seema Jilani treats a baby at al-Aqsa hospital in Gaza. Tarneem Hammad/MAP hide caption
This American is one of the few allowed into Gaza. This is the horror she saw
Friday
Osama bin Laden's 2002 "Letter to America" resurfaced on TikTok in recent days, prompting the popular video platform to clamp down on accounts resharing it. Mazhar Ali Khan/AP hide caption
Hundreds of mourners gather for the funeral service of Canadian Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver on Thursday in Kibbutz Gezer, Israel. Maya Levin for NPR hide caption
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A wounded Palestinian boy arrives to the emergency room of the Al-Shifa hospital, following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, central Gaza Strip, on Oct. 17. Israel claims Hamas uses the facility for military purposes and has built a vast underground command center below the hospital. As Israeli forces move in on the facility, hundreds of doctors and patients remain inside. Abed Khaled/AP hide caption
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Israeli troops operate on the grounds of the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City in this photo released by the Israeli military. The Israelis say they found weapons belonging to Hamas, but did not provide details. Hamas denied the claim that it has been operating in or underneath the hospital. Israel Defense Forces/AP hide caption
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Israeli forces take Ayoub Abuhejleh while he was being interviewed by NPR in the West Bank. Ayman Oghanna for NPR hide caption
We were interviewing a Palestinian farmer. Then the drone and soldiers appeared
Saturday
Itay Levy makes music and Kinnors — intricately-carved wooden harps. Ayman Oghanna for NPR hide caption
In the shops of Jerusalem, empty seats and anguished hearts are all that's left
Wednesday
Yair Golan rescued people stranded at the Nova festival when Hamas attacked. Ayman Oghanna for NPR hide caption
This Israeli general saw the horror of the Hamas attack. Now, he's urging optimism
Monday
Qassem Ali on his rooftop balcony in Gaza. Qassem Ali hide caption
The view inside Gaza — from an American citizen who just left
Wednesday
Demonstrators rally to demand a cease-fire against Palestinians in Gaza on Independence Avenue near the U.S. Capitol last month in Washington, D.C. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Young progressive Democrats are splitting from the party on Israel
Sunday
Students from Hunter College chant and hold up signs during a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the entrance of their campus in New York earlier this month. Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
His call for empathy has made this Jewish studies professor feel isolated
Friday
Etgar Keret says writing both protects him from reality and can create the bridge to reality. Lielle Sand hide caption